{"id":15927,"date":"2024-11-08T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/wp-site\/?p=15927"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:03:43","slug":"can-i-add-my-non-married-partner-to-my-usaa-car-insurance","status":"publish","type":"car-insurance","link":"https:\/\/jerry.ai\/car-insurance\/can-i-add-my-non-married-partner-to-my-usaa-car-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Add My Non-Married Partner to My USAA Car Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> Can I add my partner to my USAA policy if we\u2019re not married? I want to add my girlfriend to my auto insurance policy; we only have one car after hers died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>USAA recommends adding licensed drivers who live in your household or drive the vehicle regularly. In terms of being able to add them to your policy, it doesn&#8217;t matter if you are married or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/reviews\/car-insurance\/usaa\/\" data-type=\"reviews\" data-id=\"60174\">USAA<\/a> auto insurance can cover all licensed drivers in your household. To add a driver to your policy, USAA will request specific information about them, including the driver&#8217;s name, age, gender and driving history. These <a href=\"\/car-insurance\/how-is-car-insurance-calculated\/\">factors<\/a> impact your auto insurance rates, so having these details allows USAA to calculate the most accurate pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add an additional driver, you can log into your USAA account via the online system. You can also live chat with a USAA representative or call the auto insurance department at 1-800-531-8722. Representatives are available Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"joint-car-insurance\">Joint car insurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally speaking, most insurance companies will allow you to share joint <a href=\"\/car-insurance\/\">car insurance<\/a> even if you aren&#8217;t married. You can also add each other as a listed driver if you decide to maintain separate policies. You may save money by sharing a single policy rather than continuing to maintain two separate policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your specific situation will depend on your location, insurance company and your significant other\u2019s details. If your partner has a poor driving history, you will want to think twice about adding them to yours, as it could possibly raise your <a href=\"\/car-insurance\/average-car-insurance\/\">auto insurance rates<\/a>. In some scenarios, it may make sense to maintain separate policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there is always the risk of a breakup, and in that situation, you would need to adjust your shared auto policy once again to be accurate. It is important to handle this situation quickly so one (or both) of you don\u2019t end up with a lapse in coverage. This might mean one person dropping off the coverage and getting their own policy or both partners starting over with new policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you fail to list or add your partner to your car insurance policy, you risk running into a lot of trouble should they get in an <a href=\"\/car-insurance\/at-fault-accident\/\" data-type=\"car-insurance\" data-id=\"1391\">accident<\/a>, cause damage to your vehicle or damage someone else\u2019s vehicle. The main issue you can run into in these situations is that the insurance company would deny the claim and you would be left to foot the bill for whatever damages were caused by the non-covered driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These guidelines also extend to other people living with you who use your vehicle on a regular basis, including roommates. The bottom line is you should look into auto insurance coverage options for anyone who lives at your same location and drives the vehicle regularly. This is a \u201cbetter safe than sorry\u201d situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jerry-meet-experts\" data-wp-interactive=\"jerry\/meet-experts\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;modalVisible&quot;:false}\">\n  <div class=\"font-circular text-2xl font-extrabold text-slate-900\">Expert-driven. 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